The page views for this blog have absolutely exploded this week, thank you for all of the support! In honor of 700 and 800 views (both milestones were passed in the past two days) here's a recipe for my favorite food.

Eggplant Parmesan is hands down my favorite food and making any dish a little less fattening is always a plus. Here's a Weight Watcher's recipe that will not leave you feeling deprived.

This is such a great and filling dinner. I made some changes to this recipe I used the entire egg and more mozzarella than the recipe called for -- but it's equally delicious with the fat free ingredients. I also altered the recipe slightly because I was using a baking sheet and not a 13x9 pan, so if you'd like to cook the eggplant in the sauce follow the link to the original.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

I would be lying if I told you that the name of this dessert wasn't what immediately caught my eye. Sex in a Pan? I found this recipe on Pinterest linked to a blog called JoCooks and after a glance at the ingredient list I decided that I had to at least attempt this dessert to see if it was really as good at the name claimed.

Mix ingredients for the crust and press into a 13 x 9 pan. Bake for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile mix the chocolate and vanilla pudding according to package directions and put in the refrigerator. Also, mix the ingredients for the cream cheese layer and put aside until the crust in finished.

Once the crust has baked, build the layers.

Pour the cream cheese layer on.

Working on the dessert.

Spread it out.

Cream cheese layer.

Top with the vanilla pudding.

More vanilla pudding.

Spread out the vanilla pudding.

Then add the chocolate pudding.

Chocolate layer.

Top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.

Yum! Cover the pan and put it in the fridge for a few hours to set.

I didn't wait as long as I should have for the dessert to set.

This dessert was so good!!! It got a thumbs up from my boyfriend and his roommates. All of the flavors go perfectly together and the hazelnut crust adds a nice salty compliment to all of the sweet.

Thursday, August 23, 2012

I was still craving macaroni and cheese today so I decided to make some for lunch. Pardon my pasta, I didn't have any macaroni but I figured rotini would be just as good. This is a recipe that I've made several times before and not only is it easy, but it's really tasty -- you can find the original here. Because this recipe is so easy it's a great macaroni and cheese to add mix-ins to, I was hoping to make some carmalized onions to add in, but I had no onions -- maybe another time.

First boil water for the pasta and add salt if you like to (I personally do). Once the water is boiling add that pasta and cook until the pasta is at the desired softness, I prefer mine al dente so I only cook it for five-seven minutes.

While the pasta is cooking add the flour, milk, onion powder and a little salt to a saucepan.

Stirring frequently bring the combination to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until thickened.

Once the pasta is removed from the heat and drained, add the thickened sauce from the other saucepan.

Add cheese.

Stir.

Add hot sauce to your desire.

Stir and serve.

This is a great recipe that can easily be made low-fat if you're watching your weight (it is originally a Weight Watcher's recipe) and because it's such an easy recipe it's a perfect way to make a homemade dinner on a day when you don't really want take-out, but you don't really want to cook.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

It's been almost a week since I posted and I am so sorry, but I've been busy with law school orientation which can be summed up in three words -- busy, exciting and stressful. Once the initial shock of law school is over, my intention is to post a lot more regularly because everyone needs a break from studying! Until I can find a good balance between school and I life I can promise all of you that I will be posting at least once a week because my wonderful boyfriend has agree to help me test my recipes, therefore, at least once a week I've got to make dinner in order to keep him happy :)

This recipe is one I dreamed up in one of my orientation classes this evening because it seems no matter how much I eat before class I always end up hungry! I was really craving some homemade macaroni and cheese but I was missing some ingredients (don't worry that recipe will come later this week or next week) so I opted for a simple and quick recipe with ingredients I already had.

Once the sandwich is toasted on both sides and the cheese is melted then it's ready to be eaten!

This is a quick and easy recipe with ingredients that most people have in the kitchen already. The apple's added a fresh bite to the sandwich and the sweetness complemented the cheddar cheese nicely. This is a recipe to look into for an easy lunch or a late night snack.

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